metropolis
英 [məˈtrɒpəlɪs]
美 [məˈtrɑːpəlɪs]
n. 大都会; 大城市; 首都; 首府
复数：metropolises
Collins.1 / BNC.14084 / COCA.12106
同义词辨析
citymetropolistown【导航词义：城市】
cityn. 城市，都市
〔辨析〕
通常指人口多、面积大、交通发达的大城市或重要城市。
〔例证〕
Hangzhou is one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
杭州是世界上最美丽的城市之一。
The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
该城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而闻名。
杭州是世界上最美丽的城市之一。
The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
该城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而闻名。
metropolisn. 大城市，大都会
〔辨析〕
指某一国家、地区最重要的大城市，有时指首都或首府。
〔例证〕
New York is the metropolis of North America.
纽约是北美的大都市。
London is the metropolis of Great Britain.
伦敦是英国的首都。
纽约是北美的大都市。
London is the metropolis of Great Britain.
伦敦是英国的首都。
townn. 镇，市镇
〔辨析〕
通常指规模小的城镇，也指城市中的市区，或泛指城市。
〔例证〕
Police patrol at night to guard the town.
警察夜间巡逻保护这个城镇。
Do you live in the town or in the country?
你住在城里还是住在乡下?
I'm going into town tomorrow -do you want me to get you anything?
我明天要进城—-想让我给你捎什么东西吗？
警察夜间巡逻保护这个城镇。
Do you live in the town or in the country?
你住在城里还是住在乡下?
I'm going into town tomorrow -do you want me to get you anything?
我明天要进城—-想让我给你捎什么东西吗？
牛津词典
noun
- 大都会；大城市；首都；首府
a large important city (often the capital city of a country or region)
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 首都;大都会;大都市
Ametropolisis the largest, busiest, and most important city in a country or region.- ...the bustling metropolis of Chengdu.
熙熙攘攘的大城市成都
- ...the bustling metropolis of Chengdu.
英英释义
noun
- people living in a large densely populated municipality
- the city voted for Republicans in 1994
- a large and densely populated urban area
- Ancient Troy was a great city
双语例句
- Singapore has been rebuilt as a metropolis of skyscrapers, shopping areas and hotels.
新加坡被重建为一个有着摩天大楼、商业区和旅馆的大城市。 - Pudong has become a symbol of Shanghai international metropolis.
浦东已经成为上海国际大都市的象征。 - Shanghai short history, but it is an international metropolis.
上海的历史很短，但却是一个国际大都市。 - It is situated in the Rime Metropolis and Charming City& Jilin.
学校坐落在风景迷人的雾凇之都、中国魅力城市&吉林市。 - They want to gallop enthusiastically in the modern metropolis with real livingness and elegance.
他们要以真正的活力和优雅，在现代都市里激情驰骋。 - I also had a short internship in Southern Metropolis Daily in2010.
2010年，我也在南方都市报有过短期的实习经历。 - ShenZhen is a thriving, modern metropolis.
深圳是一个繁荣的现代大都市。 - Metropolis is the fictional name of the New York City clone in the comic book Superman.
大都会这个名字来自于一本叫《超人》的漫画，漫画中的这个城市就是克隆纽约的。 - Star architects have been commissioned to build avant-garde museums in the desert metropolis.
世界上许多著名的建筑师都云集到迪拜这座沙漠中的城市，并设计了各种前卫的博物馆。 - Shanghai has over the centuries been the leading cultural and commercial metropolis of China.
上海作为中国文化和商业的重镇，已有数个世纪之久。从1972年第一次到上海开展鞋品和纺织品贸易至今，我来上海的次数恐怕不下百次。